The Discontents as Condition of Normality

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Keywords:

Quaretine, Social Isolation, Fake news

Abstract

The interviewee is a teatcher in an angolan university, he was part of one of the last contingents of Angolan citizens, who were able to return home before the State of Emergency was declared on 26 March 2020. The country of origin is Portugal, which, at that time At that time, he already registered several cases of contamination by COVID-19, which is why the interviewee fulfilled the mandatory home quarantine. The situation presented above puts it at the center of the discussions that we intend to present in this issue of the magazine. The interviewee underwent great social and psychological pressure, in the form of false news and reports, which served to fuel counterproductive alarmism for public agencies. The interview has great academic value, as it constitutes an important source of research to understand the impacts of the pandemic at its various intersections with the human dimension. This interview was held on May 7, 2020. The interviewee received the negative result of the coronavirus test - SARS Cov-2 on May 12, 2020, through process No. 4124.

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Author Biographies

Cathy Soares Ribeiro

Graduated in Journalism in the  Social Communication School of the Instituto Superior Politécnico de Lisboa. Coordinator for the Communication and Image Office and for Academic and Student Support Services at the Instituto Superior Politécnico Gregório Semedo in Angola. Worked on the SCIONA project with the Higher Institute of Educational Sciences of Huíla in cooperation with NUST, through European Union funding. Has university teaching experience.

Frederico Ferreira Puassa Lutumba, Escola Superior Pedagógica do Bengo, Angola

Professor in the Department of Social Sciences at Escola Superior Pedagógica do Bengo. PhD student in African studies at ISCET-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal. He is also a member of the Angola Research Network.

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Published

2020-07-25

How to Cite

Ribeiro, C. S., & Lutumba, F. F. P. (2020). The Discontents as Condition of Normality. Angolan Journal of University Extension, 2(2), 145–153. Retrieved from https://portalpensador.com/index.php/RAEU-BENGO/article/view/226